22 June, 2009

Armed Forces Day

Any regular reader will know that I am immensely proud of our Armed Forces and more than pleased to support the Armed Forces Day on the 27th of June. It was great to see General Dannatt and the Mayor raise a flag by City Hall.

BUT....

What the hell is going on with that flag?

I managed to miss the announcement of its creation back in April and have to confess to being hugely underwhelmed having seen it today for the first time. Surely we could have come up with something a bit more fitting than just cutting the Union flag in half and gluing the words "Armed forces day 27 June" underneath.

Maybe I'm just being old and grouchy.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree ... the Union Jack should not have been diminished or adulterated to accommodate the wording.

Expat Strobe said...

You don't show support and respect for our troops by mutilating their flag.

But maybe that was the idea . . .

Rattler One Seven said...

I agree, not the best design in the world. But don't let that diminish from a fantastic cause.

James Higham said...

I think we're lucky to even have this day, given the current government.

Anonymous said...

Government response to appalling poll results.

Too little too late, half a flag and half hearted.

David said...

You can never get a logo right! Looks OK. Irrelevant compared with what the day is about.